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24-Hour Daycare in Virginia

24-hour daycares in Virginia, town by town. Pick a town below, or search by town or ZIP.

24-hour daycares listed
73
towns
30
towns have their own 24-hour daycare page
10
of all Virginia daycares
1%

Map of Virginia: each dot is a town with 24-hour daycares, sized by how many are listed

Open 24 hours
What puts a daycare on this listThe hours on its state license record run around the clock (23 hours 45 minutes or more) on the days it lists.These are the hours the state record lists, not a promise of an open night spot; call to ask.

Virginia

Largest towns for 24-hour daycare in Virginia

Alexandria10 24-hour daycaresNorfolk7 24-hour daycaresRichmond6 24-hour daycaresVirginia Beach5 24-hour daycaresLynchburg4 24-hour daycaresWoodbridge4 24-hour daycaresArlington3 24-hour daycaresHampton3 24-hour daycaresManassas3 24-hour daycaresSuffolk3 24-hour daycaresBoones Mill2 24-hour daycaresChester2 24-hour daycares

Programs

Programs in Virginia

Counts come from the state record and what each daycare says it offers. A daycare without a tag may still offer the program; ask.

ProgramListed
All daycares4,997
Take infants2,378
Child care centers3,469
Accept subsidy2,729
In-home daycares1,528
Christian & church daycares907
Montessori schools265
Preschools & pre-K4,133
24-hour daycare73
Night daycare348
Early morning daycare1,816
Weekend daycare78
Part-time daycare342
Drop-in daycare64
After-school care3,939
Bilingual daycare93
Head Start166

The Virginia state record

Virginia Department of Education, Office of Child Care Health and Safety licenses daycares in Virginia.

License list
The state's public list of licensed child care
Ages served
The ages on each license
Inspections
Every visit the state publishes back to 2012
Cited rules
The inspector's finding, in the state's own words
Search the Virginia state records

Before you enroll

Choosing 24-hour care in Virginia

  1. 1

    Ask where children sleep

    Ask where and on what children sleep overnight, and how many children share a room.

  2. 2

    Ask who is awake at night

    Ask how many caregivers are on at night and whether one stays awake the whole time.

  3. 3

    Ask how nights are booked

    Ask whether you book nights ahead, by the week or by the shift, and how short notice can be.

  4. 4

    Check the license record

    Open a listing for its state license, its hours as the state lists them and the inspection record.

Virginia

Cost, inspections and ratios in Virginia

Daycare cost in VirginiaWeekly prices by age and countyWhat Virginia inspectors citeThe rules cited most, and what they meanStaff-to-child ratios in VirginiaHow many children each adult may care forTour checklist for VirginiaQuestions to ask when you visit

A to Z

All 30 Virginia towns with 24-hour daycare, A to Z

A3 towns
B3 towns
C2 towns
D2 towns
F1 town
H2 towns
L3 towns
M1 town
N2 towns
P1 town
R4 towns
S2 towns
V2 towns
W2 towns

Nearby

Nearby states

Maryland6,602 daycaresNorth Carolina6,565 daycaresTennessee3,955 daycaresKentucky2,445 daycaresWest Virginia1,183 daycaresDistrict of Columbia452 daycares

Questions

Questions about 24-hour daycare in Virginia

How many 24-hour daycares are in Virginia?

73 24-hour daycares are listed in 30 Virginia towns. These are the hours the state record lists, not a promise of an open night spot; call to ask.

Which Virginia town has the most 24-hour daycares?

Alexandria, with 10 listed. Next are Norfolk (7) and Richmond (6).

Which daycares in Virginia are open 24 hours?

73 daycares list hours around the clock on the state license record in Virginia. Call to confirm the hours your family needs.

What is 24-hour daycare?

A daycare licensed to care for children at any hour, including overnight, usually for parents who work night or rotating shifts. Ask how overnight care works: where children sleep, who is awake with them and whether you book nights ahead.

Who licenses daycares in Virginia?

Virginia Department of Education, Office of Child Care Health and Safety licenses daycares in Virginia. It publishes its inspections and the rules it cited, and we copy them onto each listing.